OOIL deal: Proof Hong Kong families have a price

The sale of the Tung familly's empire to COSCO illustrates Hong Kong's tycoons' willingness to cash in via sales to Chinese SOEs, 20 years after the handover.

A company inextricably linked to Hong Kong’s first chief executive Tung Chee-hwa is to be sold to its biggest Chinese rival in a deal that perhaps serves as a metaphor for the city's relationship with China, 20 years since it was returned to Beijing rule.

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